والله الواحد بقى لا بعرف يتكلم لا بعرف يكتب… I can’t string a coherent sentence together to save my life
— Munchkin (@BSonblast) December 30, 2023
Drowning in the sadness today. Couldn’t shake it off at all, couldn’t repress it, couldn’t just live with it.
— Munchkin (@BSonblast) December 30, 2023
It swallowed me whole.
Here's Emmanuel Jal in his amusing post at Facebook Fri, 27 Oct 2023.
CEASEFIRES NOW. CHOOSE LOVE. GOD IS LOVE. PEACE AND LOVE x
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(New York, 25 August 2023): The war in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions. This viral conflict – and the hunger, disease and displacement left in its wake – now threatens to consume the entire country.
The intense fighting that has ravaged the capital Khartoum and Darfur since mid-April has spread to Kordofan. In South Kordofan’s capital, Kadugli, food stocks have been fully depleted, as clashes and road blockages prevent aid workers from reaching the hungry. In West Kordofan’s capital, El Fula, humanitarian offices have been ransacked and supplies looted. I am also extremely worried about the safety of civilians in Al Jazira State, as the conflict moves closer to Sudan’s breadbasket.
The longer the fighting continues, the more devastating its impact. Some places have already run out of food. Hundreds of thousands of children are severely malnourished and at imminent risk of death if left untreated.
Vector-borne diseases are spreading, posing a lethal risk, especially to those already weakened by malnutrition. Cases of measles, malaria, whooping cough, dengue fever, and acute watery diarrhoea are being reported across the country. Most people have no access to medical treatment. The conflict has decimated the health care sector, with most hospitals out of service.
Millions of people have been displaced inside Sudan. Nearly one million others have fled across its borders. As more refugees arrive in neighbouring countries, host communities are struggling. A protracted conflict in Sudan could tip the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe.
A long conflict will almost certainly lead to a lost generation of children as millions miss out on education, endure trauma, and bear the physical and psychological scars of war. Reports that some children in Sudan are being used in the fighting are deeply disturbing.
It is well past time for all those fighting in this conflict to put the people of Sudan above the pursuit of power or resources. Humanity must prevail. Civilians need life-saving assistance now; humanitarians need access and funding to deliver it. The international community needs to respond with the urgency this crisis deserves.
25 August 2023
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Martin Griffiths is a British diplomat who currently serves as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations. -Wikipedia
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We are pleased to announce that representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces signed a Declaration of Commitment recognizing the obligation to facilitate humanitarian action to meet the emergency needs of civilians in Sudan. https://t.co/IocYT7RRr0
— Matthew Miller (@StateDeptSpox) May 12, 2023
Good luck with this, Mr Griffiths and God speed.
Report from Reuters
By Reuters Staff, reporting by Michelle Nichols
Dated Tuesday 09 May 2023 4:33 PM
UN aid chief proposes warring Sudan parties commit to safe aid access
UNITED NATIONS, May 9 (Reuters) - U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths proposed the warring Sudan parties back a “Declaration of Commitments” to guarantee the safe passage of humanitarian relief,” a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday.
“Mr. Griffiths is encouraged that this Declaration has also been consulted upon in the Jeddah talks,” Deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said.
“He hopes the Declaration can be endorsed as soon as possible so that the relief operation can scale up swiftly and safely to meet the needs of millions of people in Sudan,” Haq told reporters.
View original: https://www.reuters.com/article/sudan-politics-un-aid-idAFS0N35E04I
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Durable peace in #SouthSudan remains elusive with intercommunal conflict leading to increased civilian casualties, displacement & an escalating risk of sexual violence. #UNMISS peacekeepers have scaled up patrols + community engagements to protect civilians, shore up confidence. pic.twitter.com/OqN9OxDhxE
— UNMISS (@unmissmedia) May 8, 2023
Here is a full copy of a statement issued yesterday (31 Aug) by the head of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, in a Press Release published at the website of the UN, calling for help on a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Note that: almost half of the population of Afghanistan - 18 million people - need humanitarian assistance to survive. One in three Afghans do not know where their next meal will come from. More than half of all children under five are expected to become acutely malnourished in the next year. People are losing access to basic goods and services every day. A humanitarian catastrophe looms.
SG/SM/20874
TUESDAY 31 AUGUST 2021
Secretary-General Calls on Governments to Provide Timely, Flexible Funding for Afghanistan’s People in ‘Darkest Hour of Need’ as Humanitarian Crisis Looms
The following statement by Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:
On the day Afghanistan enters a new phase, I want to express my grave concern at the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis in the country and the threat of basic services collapsing completely.
Today, almost half of the population of Afghanistan — 18 million people — need humanitarian assistance to survive. One in three Afghans do not know where their next meal will come from. More than half of all children under five are expected to become acutely malnourished in the next year. People are losing access to basic goods and services every day. A humanitarian catastrophe looms.
Now more than ever, Afghan children, women and men need the support and solidarity of the international community. The humanitarian system’s commitment to stay and deliver will not waver. Already this year, we have delivered aid to 8 million people. In the last fortnight, we delivered food to 80,000 people and relief packages to thousands of displaced families. Yesterday, we airlifted 12.5 metric tons of medical supplies into the country.
Amid a severe drought and with harsh winter conditions on the horizon, extra food, shelter and health supplies must be urgently fast-tracked into the country. I call on all parties to facilitate safe and unimpeded humanitarian access for life-saving and life-sustaining supplies, as well as for all humanitarian workers — men and women.
Next week, we will release details of the most immediate humanitarian needs and funding requirements over the next four months in a flash appeal for Afghanistan. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths is coordinating the entire United Nations system in the preparation of the appeal.
I urge all Member States to dig deep for the people of Afghanistan in their darkest hour of need. I urge them to provide timely, flexible and comprehensive funding. I urge them to help ensure humanitarian workers have the funding, access, and legal safeguards they need to stay and deliver.
For information media. Not an official record.
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View Original: https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20874.doc.htm
